Gardening Diary – March 31, 2019

 Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #2-4 and watered all of the straw bale beds.

Gardening Diary – March 30, 2019

 Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #3-4 and watered all of the straw bale beds.

Started taking the fence along the bush bed panel by panel and moving the panels to attach to the panels along the old fence between the original bed and the Iris/Sedum bed.

Near the back of the latter 2 beds there was a bunch of Red Hot Pokers [Kniphofia sp.] right in the path where the next panel should go. Pruned these Pokers and then dug them out.

Faced then the presence of the concrete slabs that were under the fence of the old fence. Rather than digging these out, Sharon and I decided to move the fence so that the supports could be placed in the ground. We added the gate and 2 more panels up to the right side of the tier bed.

Gardening Diary – March 29, 2019

 

Straw bale bed #6.

Picture taken on March 29, 2019.

Covered straw bale bed #6 with bird netting (Vigoro 14 ft. x 45 ft. Polypropylene Bird Block Netting and Barrier, UV Treated purchased from Home Depot).

Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #2-4 and watered all of the straw bale beds.

While Sharon was doing this, returned to weeding the 2nd bulb bed.

Gardening Diary – March 28, 2019

 Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #2-4 and watered all the straw bale beds.

Gardening Diary – March 27, 2019

 

Straw bale beds #1-4.

Picture taken on March 27, 2019.

This morning, we purchased the final 4 straw bales from Home Depot and installed them in straw bale bed #1.

Reinstalled the fencing around the straw bale beds #1-3.

Sharon started the preparation of straw baled bed #1 by fertilizing the 4 straw bale beds. She watered all the straw bale beds.

Start of moving fence.

Picture taken on March 27, 2019.

Took the 4 panels of fencing from the back right side of the garden and reinstalled them along the remains of the old fence between the original bed and the Iris/Sedum bed.

Gardening Diary – March 26, 2019

 This morning, we purchased 4 more straw bales from Home Depot and installed them in straw bale bed #2.

Sharon fertilizing and watering straw bale beds #2-4.

Picture taken on March 26, 2019.

Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #4 for the 3rd time, #3 for the 2nd time and #2 for the first time.

After this, Sharon and I continued to weed the 2nd bulb bed.

Gardening Diary – March 24, 2019

 Sharon watered all the straw bales and treated, for the 2nd time, straw bale bed #3.

In addition, she watered the plants that were purchased yesterday.

Icicle Radishes

From Sharon’s Facebook page

Picture taken March 24, 2019.

Sharon noticed that the Icicle Radishes and the Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas had sprouted.

Gardening Diary – March 23, 2019

Straw bale bed #3
Picture taken on March 26, 2019.

We purchased 4 straw bales from Lowe’s this morning and placed them in straw bale bed #3. Also, we purchased some plants which we’ll identify when we plant them.

Sharon started the first round of fertilizing these straw bales.

Second bulb bed

Picture taken on March 26, 2019.

Then, Sharon and I started weeding the second bulb bed.

Gardening Diary – March 22, 2019

 

Straw bale bed #8.

Picture taken on March 22, 2019.

Sharon planted Detroit Dark Red Beets and All Season Romaine Lettuce in straw bale bed #8. The seeds (Burpee’s) were purchased from Lowe’s. She also added markers to straw bale beds #4-5, 8 to identify the areas where she had planted the various seeds.

Straw bale bed #4.

Picture taken on March 22, 2019.

We purchased 4 straw bales from Lowe’s this morning and placed them in straw bale bed #4.

Sharon started the first round of fertilizing these straw bales.

Gardening Diary – March 21, 2019

 At the back of the straw bale bed #8, Sharon planted Gamet Red Amaranth [Amaranthus cruentus] and Golden Kin Tsai Celery [Apium graveolens ‘Golden Kin Tsai’]. These seeds were purchased from Grow Journey in 2018 as a present from Barbara and Jessica.

Gardening Diary – March 20, 2019

Shelving.

Picture taken March 20, 2019.

The greenhouse that we set up last year was messed up during the winter; the cover was torn up and a couple of the plastic holders were broken. Put together the remaining pieces of the greenhouse to form shelving.

Straw bale beds #7-8.

Picture taken March 20, 2019.

Put 2 bags of Miracle-Gro 2-cu ft All Purpose Soil on straw bale bed #7. Put 1 bag of Miracle-Gro 2-cu ft All Purpose Soil and 1 ft³ bag of Sta-Green Flower and Vegetable Garden Soil on straw bale bed #8.

Sharon felt that putting 4 ft³ of soil was too much soil for covering 4 straw bales.

Sharon also noticed that the Sta-Green Flower and Vegetable Garden Soil held moisture longer than Miracle-Gro All Purpose Soil.

Gardening Diary – March 19, 2019

 Sharon watered the straw bales #5-6 and fertilized straw bale beds #7-8 with ???.

Original spice bed.

Picture taken March 19, 2019.

Sharon and I moved soil from Straw bale beds #1-2 to the back of the original spice bed.

Straw bale beds #1-4.

Picture taken March 19, 2019.

Put down a double layer of cardboard in straw bale beds #1-4.

Gardening Diary – March 18, 2019

Sharon watered the straw bales #5-6 and fertilized straw bale beds #7-8 with Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Miracle-Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food for the last time.

Sharon weeding Straw bale bed #4.

Picture taken March 18, 2019.

Sharon and I cleaned and weeded Straw bale beds #1-4.

Gardening Diary – March 17, 2019

Sharon fertilizing Straw bale bed #8.

Picture taken on March 17, 2019.

Sharon watered the straw bales #5-6 and fertilized straw bale beds #7-8 with Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Miracle-Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food.

Gardening Diary – March 16, 2019

 Sharon fertilized straw bale beds #7-8 with Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Miracle-Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food. She needs to have 2 more treatments of these beds to complete the preparation for planting.

Replaced the bolt that had fallen out of the bottom of the new wagon. Without this bolt, was unable to steer the wagon.

Purchased 10 bags of Miracle-Gro 2-cu ft All Purpose Soil from Lowe’s. In addition to being on sale, there was a 10% discount on the purchase instead of 5%. Used 2 of these bags to cover the bales in straw bale bed #5.

Sharon planting seeds into straw bale bed #5.

Picture taken March 16, 2019.

Sharon completed the planting of Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas in straw bale bed #6. The 2nd packet of these seeds was also purchased from Lowe’s today.

She also planted Icicle Radishes, Short top, (from Ferry-Morse) and Short ‘n Sweet Carrots (from Burpee) in straw bale bed #5. Seeds also obtained from Lowe’s.

She watered both straw bale beds.

Birdbath bed

Picture taken March 16, 2019.

Completed the weeding of the birdbath bed. Covered this bed with Preen Extended Control Weed Preventer and watered it.

Gardening Diary – March 14, 2019

 

Straw bale bed #6

Picture taken March 14, 2019.

Put 4 1 ft³ bags of Sta-Green Flower and Vegetable Garden Soil on the bales in the straw bale bed #6.

Sharon planted the contents of a packet of Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas in the latter bale. She needed some more seeds; we’ll purchase this from Lowe’s where we got the seeds she planted today.

Spice bed

Picture taken March 14, 2019.

While Sharon was planting, I weeded the original spice bed and started to weed the nearby birdbath bed.

There were brief gusts of wind as shown in the following videos:

 

TWO MOVIES ARE HERE.  ???